Jesse jacobs



J. JACOBS.

Bee Hive.

No. 26,591.I Patented Dec.27,j1859.;

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\ To all whom it 'may concern:

' bees, and removing filth from the hive.

UNITED stramas m ig kTENT@F1-UCEN v BEEHIVE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 26,591, dated December 27, 1859i i Be it known that I, JESSE JACOBS, of Yellow Springs, in the county of Greene, in

the State of Ohio, have invented a new" and' useful Beehive; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters `of reference marked thereon, Figure 1, `being a front elevation of the hive complete; Fig. 2, a side elevation thereof, with only one honey box attached to the side in view; Fig. 3, a vertical section, in the plane indicated by the line w Fig. l; Fig 4, a vertical section through one of the honey-boxes and a portion of the hive, showing how the box is attached; Fig. 5, a plan and partial section of a part detached. y

Like letters designate corresponding parts in all the figures.

The main hive, or brood-box, A, may be made of any ordinary shape, and be suitably suspended, as shown in the drawings, `or otherwise. It has a hopper-shaped bottom N, with a central aperture is, therein, as shown in Fig. 3; and below this, there is an` other bottom formed by two inclined sides L, M, meeting at the center, as represented in the same figure, so as to leave an open space 0, between the two bottoms. One side M, is hinged, so as to open, for hivingrlthe he lth first drops on the hopper-like bottom N, and falls through the `aperture 7c, therein, leaving the interior of the hive clean. The accumulation of the filth in the spaceo, is, from time to time, removed, by opening the door, or side, M. Thus are combined two advantages, keeping the interior of the hive clean, and, at the same time, excluding all insects or other intruders from entering the hive by the lth outlet.

The entrance, or entrances, E, (Fig. 3,) for the bees, I guard by an arrangement termed, a valve, so that the bees can readily pass in and out, and yet moths, ants, and

other vermin are completely excluded. The

construction of this valve is substantially as follows: Each entrance E, through the wall of the hive, is surrounded,'on the outside,byV a small case D, which forms a kind of vesti- 1 bule thereto, of suitable size" toWadmit, at once, as many bees as desired. The material may be sheet-metal, and attached by a metallic plate, or otherwise, to the sides of the hive. The top may be horizontal, and" the two opposite sides parallel; but the bot:

tom slopes upwardland foutward,l as shown y y ,1 w y in F ig. 3; and liasaii aperture `1throu`gl of suflicientsize to` admitthe beesfi" y;

The front z', isof'glass,"orfotherftranspai `it substance, to admittlight; The apertureQ/i," 1s closed bya valve-pedal G,l`attachedto `the end ofavibratory rod Z, which pivotedzin a bearing m, made adjustable onajsuitable bar n, projecting fromthe front ofthe hive. 1 f

A weight p, is attached tothelother endof the said rod,` to counterbalance the qvlalvel` f1, pedal, and 1s madeadjustable onthe rodLso y as to allow the pedal todescend by more or less weight, as desired` The valve-pedalis t0 be so counterfweighted `that whena beel l` i steps upon it, it will descend, so: that theff` aperture n, will be ffopen,free to allowthe 19 l bee to enter the vestibuleVD, (as shown byd red linesin Fig. 3,) `and thence into thehive; but so that `ant-s, bee-moths, or` insects, or fj vermin 0f any kind. which; ordinari-[1y "afee beehives, `shall n0tdepresst,1"and conse,

quently will be eXcludedQfrom the vestibule and hive. VVhenthe bees aretocome out of the hive, they step upon the valve-pedal Within the vestibule, and the pedal descend- .f f

ing, in like manner, Ithe way is free for their exit. l

The object of the `glassifis toattractthef;

bees out into the vestibule, the flight.`

The Valve-Pedal may `be made of fine wire` gauze, as shown, so as toallow thegair freely to circulate throughthe vestibule, and thus further attract the bees. After once crtwice i z passing in and out,..the bees learn theway,

entering `and going out, withgas much readiness and facility as through anlordinary aperture. The valve-pedal 1s so` shaped as to allow the bees tofstep on and off readily. ,y A case C, surroundsthe valve, or valves, as shown, the top j", thereof, serving asa.; plati form for the bees vtofaljight upon, before 1 i *1001 over the valves, protects them" from;` the `i i stepping on the i valve-pedals@ A coverf` g,

weather. y "1 y y i. y i The honey-boxes B,B,` are connectedwitlh the brood-box A, at the sides. i `)T'heyfrnayg l be of ordinary construction, except in the means by which a communication isformed f between them and` thebroodfbox. Each honey-boxis provided with ashort tube 3H, 1` y on one side, generallyofqwoodaandproject ing, say, far enough `to reach about through the sideof thebrood-box lA. A holeyl," is"` V Q made in the side; `of I thel `brood-box,` just large enough to receive each tube H. lVhen the'honey-box is not on the hive, a plate fr, is made to close the hole I, as seen in red lines, in Fig. 2; but when the honey-boX is to be attached, the plate is turned away, as shown in black lines. in the same ligure. The honey-box is attached by inserting the tube H, in the hole I, and hooking a hasp, or two, t, on the honey-box, into a staple, or staples, u, on the side of the brood-box. Thusthe tube H, not only serves as a passage for the bees into the honey-box, but also for attaching and supporting the honey-box. It also prevents the bees from gluing the honeyboX to the brood-box by propolis; so that the honey-box is more readily taken ofi, than by other arrangements. v

The honey-boxes have glass lights e, (Fig.

4,) in their front sides, to be covered by lids ct, as represented, in order to observe the 20 progress of the Work inside. The brood-box may have a similar light d, (Fig. 3,) to be closed by a lid b. Ventilators s, s, of Wiregauze, are also respectively inserted in the bottoms of the brood-box andhoney-boxes.

lVhatI claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- The valve, composed essentially of the vestibule D, andadj ustable counterweighted valve pedal G, arranged andoperating substantially inthe manner and for the purpose herein specified. l f

JESSE JACOBS. Witnesses:

R. F. HOWARD, G. WV. HARPER. 

